Valve lifter



Patented Apr. 5, 1927. Y l i 'l l UNITED F'l'lhlli" 'i EDWARD .RAINEY,or'nnnvnn, oononano.

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Applicationiled'March 1, 1926. SerialkNo. 91,425.

This invention relates to improi-fements in two arms and 6 which extendat right valve litters. Y y K v angles to each other. V rlhis member isar- In repairing automobile.engines and esy ranged with the base oi'the- U towards the peciallyfivhen the valves are to be ground or inside.The end ot the arm 5 is cut diagonal 60 i', removed forthis or any otherpurpose7 it is ly inv the manner indicated by line' p and necessary tocompress the valve springs so terminates in projections Sthatareperfothatj `thep'ins orother means may be re-` rated for the receptionot therivet 9 which movedirom the valve stems. in some makes is adaptedto engage the notches in the oi automobile engines the valve springs arebar 11. lt will be noted fromFig. 1 that if. 65 l0 very powerfuland canbe .compressed only the end of the arm 5 were cut at right angles byusing'tools especially constructed tort linstead of on a diagonal thatthe member this purpose.: y 11 could not be moved Without irst removing-It is` the object 'of this invention to prothe rivet7 but by the simpleexpedient of the Y Y duce a :valvejcompressor which shall be so diagonalcut it is possible jto remove the70 constructed that it can be employedfor comrivet 9 from the notch lO'by merely moving `pressing the springson any motor and which the bar 11 downwardly out of alignment into shallbe adjustable to any size necessary. In the position indicated by thedotted line 12. addition to this it is a further object of this A iiatmetal loop 13 encircles thearm 5 and invention to produce a vdevice thatcan be when it is in the position shown inl? ig. 1 75 ,20p readilyassembled and disassembled so that the part 11 will be positively heldagainst it will occupy only a smallspace and Which relative movementwith arm 5. The outer` can therefore'be readily packed and carried endol bar 11 is enlarged vas indicated by in `the jivorlrn'ians tool box.The above and numeral 14 and is provided Wit-h a threaded other objectthat Will becomeapparent as the opening 15 for the reception of thethreaded descriptionproceeds are attained by means of tubular member 16.This member has a a constructionthat will Vno'W be described indiametrical slot 1? that extends downwardly v detail, reference for thepurpose being had to from the upper end. A vcam '18 is pivoted theaccompanying drawing in which the preat 19 and is provided with a handlef2() by ferred form of this invention hasbeen shoivn means olZ which itcan be rotated vabout the 85 and in which: v l 1 v pivot. rlhe extremeend of the cam 18 is Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the valve litter,providedwith a head or thickened portion parts being broken away tobetter disclose 2'1 which serves as a stop when it engages theconstructioin a portionof thevvalveeand the bottom ot' the` depressionor notch-22 valve spring beingshown for the purpose or" Slidable Withinthe tubular. member 16`is a 90 illustrating the'manner oifusingthelifter;` plunger 23 of smaller diameter than the FigQ is a section takenon aline that coropening in the tubular member.'` The responds tolineQ-Q, `Fig. 3; upper end 24 oi" this plunger has sub- Fig. 3 is a"section taken ron line 3 3, stantially the same diameter as the open# yFig. 2; f ing in the tubular! member 16. A shoul- 95 l0 Fig. l is asection taken on line H, lder 25 is .formed at the lower end of Fig.l 1;the cylindrical part 24 and this shoulder Fig. `5 is a. section taken onvline -5-5, forms one abutment for the spring 27 Whose y FigzQ; and Y pother .end is iornied by the ring 28 that is Y.

Fig. 6 isa fragmentaryplan view looking secured to the loiverendkof theopening in 100 inthe direction ofthe'arroiv 6 in Fig. 1. member 16. rihespring 2? is under comL Numeral lindicates a' poppet yvalve of pressionand exerts a :torce tending to move ordinary construction andfQ thevalve spring the plunger 3 upwardly. The upper end that is tobecompressed. As the construcof the cylindrical portion 2e? has a transVtion ofthe engineis immaterial for the purverse slot Q9 Within which' ispivotedr the 105 poseyof illustrating this invention, it has not roller30 Whose periphery is forcedV against been shown'buta portion thereofhasbeen ythe outer surface oi the cani 18 by the acindicated by Vadottedline that has been tion of thel spring 27.. The cam 18 has a designatedbyV numeral3.'v notch 31 near its tip for the reception oit The* springcompressor is formed from the roller 30 (Figs. 1 andQ). It is now H0'several parts and consists ot-a member of evident that when the cam 18is moved Ushaped cross section. Thisv member has from the position shownin Fig. 1 to that Cil shown in Fig. 2, the plunger will be projectedJfrom the tubular member. Secured to the arm G in exactly the samemanner as bar 11 is secured to the arm 5 is an angular connecting memberl? having armsQ and 32) each of which has notches l0a 'for receiving andcooperating with the `rivets Sr. Flat metal loops 13 surround the arm (3and the U-shaped connector Bet andv operate like the loop 13 to holdt-he parts in alignment. Secured .to theend of the connector Si is aremovable part 35 whose outer end is forked andcomposed ot twoareuatearms ilo. Attached to the. arms 3G by means of pivots 37 is aU-shaped abutment 3S formed from a` pieceof metal pressedv into anl..shaped cross section. The lower `end ot' the spring` 2 rests on theupper surface. ot the member 38. i n Letns nowassume that the parts areassembled in the ymanner shown in Fig. l and that it is desired tocompress the'spring so as to remove the pin or other means that isemployed `for holding the valve-in place. The U-shaped member 8S isplaced underneatlrthe lower end ot ,the springT and the sharp end oi theplunger Q3 is put into position against the upper endfofvthe valve. rlhehandle Qtlis now grasped and moved from the position shown in Fig. l `tothat shown in Fig. 2 .whereby the cam 1S moves the plunger downwardly.and thereby7 decreases the distance between the end of the plunger andthe member BS'thei-eby compressing` the spring.

Then the tool is not in use it may be separated into tive parts and canthen be placed in atool box along with the other tools of the kit. Ihave shown the member 35 as being,` separate .from vthe part 34 but/thisis not necessary as they may be formed from a singlepiece it desired.

llVhen the device is to be used lor different makes of engines it may beroughly adjusted by moving the parts 32, 4,11 and relative to each otheruntil the device assumes the proper size. By turning the 'tubular member16 it may be adjusted to the most desirable position.

Havingnow described my invention what I claim as new is:

l. valve sprinzgr compressor comprising a trame having two parts, eacho't which has two arms extending` at right angles to each other, one oitsaid parts having a chan nel along its outer surface, which is'adaptedto receive the other part, the ends ot the channeled part. to which ytheother part' is attached being' cut diagonally so that'the closed side`shorter than the open side,y the tips oi cach ol the end portions otsaid channeled parts being connected by a rivet7 the other part ha vinga width substantially equal to the depth ot the channel and-having itsouter edge provided with notches adapted to be engaged by the rivet whenthe parts are in aligned position and from which ythe rivets becomedisengaged when the parts are moved aneularly with respect to eachother.Y 2. .A valve .spring` compressor' composedot tive separate relativelymovable and adjust-r able parts,-two ot' which are of belll crank shapeand the others substantially straight", one oitE said bell crank shapedpartsl having a vU-shaped cross section with theopen side' towards theoutside whereby a channel is formed, and the other havingr a rectangularcross `section and being of the proper size to tit the channel ot thesection having the oshaped cross section means lor holdingr the two bellcrank memberstogether so as to form a ytrame havingl parallel sidemembers, `a threaded plug,` a` member adjustably connected with each otsaid parallel side members. one of said members having a threadedopening', for the reception ot' the threaded plu;r and a U-shapedsprinrr engaging' means attached to the outer end ot thecotheryadjustable member.

ln testimony whereot' lallix my signature.

nnwann ic. Rainer.

